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St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24

As l went by the restaurant | heard the
girlup there talking in her sleep. And you
know who she was talking about! Not
me. No, it was you, Johnny Whittle.
You've been trilin' with that girl, and
you know it, and you've got to pay for
it right now Stand back theren
"One shot from Jim's revolver and
Johnny fell. Jim disappeared in the
darkness. [ didn't think at the time
that Jim ought 10 have done it, neither
did most of the boys, as | said, but l
didn't get a chance TO express my opinion
to Jim personally, for the vigilance COM
mittee didn't catch him. don't believe,
myself, they wanted to, for most of them
were friends of Jim's, and he'd always
acted square up to that time. | heard
nothing of Jim for long time. I'd left
the mountains some years and was in
business in Chicago. l was walking
down State street one day when
broken-down trampish-looking man
stopped me.
to an old acquaintance p
II looked at him moment; then came
flash of recognition.
Jim Budgelow, by all that's glorious,'
I exclaimed.
"'The same says he; but things have
gone hard with me since the old time
And in reply to my inquiries he told me
a little about himself: 4 had a soft
berth hele with the fire department for
long time; night watchman, stationed on
top of the building and called them out
when [ heard cry of fire. But got
hard of hearing some way; couldn't hear
a cry more than half-a-mile, and then
in no oil
merously, and was showed out Now
my right ear amt much better than the
other. Hard when a fellows getting
along in years
Il didn't forget what l owed to Jim
Budgelow, so | gave him ten dollars and
my address. But he never came to see
me. Don't know why-perhaps that
spree took him off, or perhaps he was
afraid he might be called to account some
time for shooting Johnny White.
But, as | said at first, Jim might have
made a.big thing at sea. He could have
heard the captain snore in vessel five
miles off on the foggiest night you ever
saw. He and Calliope Bill would have
made team. You see, Calliope Bill
just then the steward appeared on deck
and sounded the dinner-gong We never
failed TO answer its CALL though just then
we were a little curious about Calliope
Bill.
l sat opposite the sharp-faced little
gentleman, and in the course Of our talk
at dinner | got up courage enough to
bring the conversation around to him
self. l had never dared to do this before.
Are you still in business in Chicago"'
| ventured
"No," said he, with queer look, I've
been connected with New York
paper some twenty years. Been CORE
spending for them from Paris for some
time, but got tired of it and am going
back to my old place on the home stan.
"OhP said meditatively.
JOHN S. PHILLIPS.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24

eight more. We sat listlessly on
the starboard deck in our sea-chalrs,
a rather gIum-Iooking set, talking at
intervals in lazy, desultory way OF any
trifing subject that came up. We spoke
of the fog, which had kept US back the
previous night A small sharp-faced
man, of about forty-fve, who usually
kept very quiet, and from whom no one
had succeeded in obtaining any bits of
autobiography TO amount to anything,
suddenly spoke up, as if new and re-
markable idea had just popped into his
head:
BY the great Harry, couldn't Jim
Budgelow have taken in the shckcls as
special fog-watchman p
We all started up interestedly at this
exclamation. There was silence for a
moment Each one waited for some one
else to inquire into the special qualitica-
tons of Jim Budgelow for the position
of special fog-lookout Finally an Off
hand old gentleman from Illinois said:
perhaps you wouldn't mind telling
US something about that Mr.. Budgelow
now you've got our curiosity stirred up:'
No! ! don't know that there's any
harm in giving you few facts about
Jim," said the little sharpfaced man.
HE was a queer fellow, Jim was" he
went on slowly, with an air which
showed that he was going over specific
examples of Jim's peculiaritles in his
own mind, though his statement was
general.
II first met him good many years ago
out at Pixies Peak. Hornetsvile was
the name of the camp; gone now, not
board left, though there must have been
a thousand people there then. We
called Jim the man with the microphonic
ear Johnny Whittle, who hadn't been
out of college long, cooked up that name.
You see, Jim's right ear was most re-
markable organ. 1t was like micro
scrope which was fitted for hearing in
stead of seeing. Seer That man could
hear bat wink in the daytime. When
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24

Jim Budgelow took room at the hotel,
the only occupant of the bed. All he
had to do was to give the thing kick
and put his ear to the headboard, and if
there were any inhabitants present he
could hear them crawl.
"This faculty Of Jim's was in some re-
spects very amusing one, so usually he
wore plug in that ear to soften things
down. But the boys never knew def
nitely when the plug was in, and for this
reason presume Jim Budgelow's char
acter was the only one in Hornetsville
that hadn't been thoroughly dissected.
Nobody dared to speak disrespectfully
of Jim, for fear he had bead on 'em with
his right ear.
Zone time Jim did me mighty good
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24
Aiding Prisoners.

The iailer of the Pueblo-county, jail, Col,
olin of evenings. The other night the scrap
ing began at an early hour and was kept up
continuously and vigorously until late, when
it ceased. In the morning the Jalier 1ouno
that under cover OF the music, four prison.
ers had sawed off portion of window cas-
ing, worked big stone out OF place ana IS
caped.-Erchange.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24
Wood Carving in Berlin.

Berlin has gradually become the head
quarters of the carved-wood industry, sup
planting Switzerland. Six hundred artists
in wood-carving, the same number of turn
ers, and 1000 carpenters are engaged in man
ufacturing such articles as cigar-cases, news
paper and picture frames, napkin-rings, etc.
The value Of the annual export of these arti-
cles is 100000 marks and this is exclu-
sive of the costly carved wood furniture, the
manufacture and export of which are likewise
assuming large oportions.-New Orleans
ISpaes- Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24

The Prince of Wales is said to make it a
rule never to talk twice in one day to an
American woman. American women even
yet have something to be grateful for.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24
MAKING CIGARS.
POINTS ON THEIR MANUFACTURE
NOT GENERALLY KNOWN.

The Tobacco Used Mostly Grown in North
ern States-Farmers Say it is the Hard
est of ALI Crops to Raise-Three Branches
of the Trade and the Hands Employed.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24
HEARING FROM AFFAIR.
JIM BUDGELOW AND HIS WONDER
Full NIICROPHONIC EAR.

A Story of Hornetsvi1Je and Red Hen
Gulch-Why This Man Had to Wear a
Plug in His Auricular OrIiice-Some OF
His Exploits and Their Results.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17
Total trade of Attakapas

Total trade of Attakapas
and Opelousas. 81 500, IA 50
Trade of Red River,
Ouachita and other
streams emptying into
oId Old river. 6o,625, 800 oO
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17
Journalistic Detectives.

Newspaper reporters are becom'
ing famous as superior detectives.
This is not SO much to be wondered
at, considering the requirements
needed in a frstclass reporter, and
the training the exercise Of his cali
ing gives him. Although the mark
ed success achieved in the detective
line is of no exceptional merit in the
estimation of editors, it has filled
the general public with surprise and
admiration, because the work accom-
plishcd was official. For reporter
to ferret out and write up, was con
sidered as in the line Of his duty;
and when the sagacious, hard work
ed scribe occasionally complained
that obstacles were thrown in his
way by the authorities, the chiefs of
the police force rejoined that the re-
porters were nuisances, whose con-
slant want to know, and writing out
what they discovered, were (ormlda-
BILE hindrances to justice, being so
serious as sometimes to defeat its
ends. Dumbfounded therefore were
the police, and surprised and delight
ed was the public, when Chastine
Cox, the murderer of Mrs. Hall, OF
whom the police knew nothing. was
captured by Boston reporter, VIM
r. Balch.
A more extensive piece Of journal
istic detective work was that accom-
plishcd by John Norris, of the
Record of this city, in exposing the
bogus diploma fraud of Or. Joh;
Buchanan, and tracking that par
ticularIy slippery scroundrel all the
way to Canada, and bringing hin
securely back, after his makebelievt
suicide. Without. the Intervention
of Mr.. Balch, Chastine Cox. wht
expiated mis- crime on the gallows
would, in all probability, have gon'
unpublished. Without the shrewd
ness and persistence Of Mr.. Norris
Buchanan would still be manufactt
ring counterfeit diplomas, and wou!'
never have been driven to his despel
ate device of pretended suicide
Printers Circular.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17
The Anarchists.

The police of Newark, N. j., are
convinced that serious trouble with
the anarchist element is only mat
ter Of time, and will develop as soon
as labor strike of any magnitude
occurs. There is very large for
cign born population. Nearly one
half of the Irish to a man arc op.
posed to anarchist doctrines aud
look upon the anarchists with utter
contempt. Among the large Ger
man, Bohemian and Slavonian popu-
lation the seeds of anarchy have
been induced and sowed, and The
German labor organizations are dan.
gerously infected by anarchists
ideas. Investigations by the police
show that in one neighborhood in
the fourth police precinct, largely
populated by foreigners, there are
not less than 200 professed anarch-
lists. The are bold in uttering their
sentiments aud outspoken in their
hatred of the law and its officials.
There is a daily morning sheet,
The Arbicter Zeitung, published by
the Cooperative Publishing com.
panv in the interests of the anarcll.
lists. 1t contains violent appeals to
the ignorant foreigners of its class.
An editorial the other day under the
caption Go on,' boasted that what
the anarchists wanted was prosecu'
ton. 1t exclaimed Arrest our
leaders; indict them and send them
to prison, and hang them if you want
to. We don't care since it has be
come an honor to die by your hands
on the gallows; fools thou art
Every thinking man knows that the
people who are enforcing the law;
of the American people arc lot O
ignoramuses. This is Yankee stu
. pidity. Thousands and thousands
are coming to this country to swell
the ranks and the more tliey art
J prosecuted the more will it result IL
their favor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17

"Can you tell me where can find
the reporter who wrote that article
about me ?" asked an irate female
yesterday Of the city editor. Il
want him discharged Immediately"
Il really don't think you could have
him discharged. replied the city
editor, cautiously. Why not. sir, |
demand it," We'll, you see, the
proprietor of the paper wrote that.
You might go aud ask him to sus'
pend publication, however.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17
An Election Story.

In an old Pennsylvania town,
where they voted the Democratic
ticket solid $50 goes the story, in
1868 the experiment was made Of
putting a Republican in the field. A
Mr.. Greene was the candidate Sc.
lected, but by reason of sickness was
unable to 60 to the polls on election
day. When the returns were pub
lished, Mr.. Greene had just one vote.
Chagrined at this, annoyed by the
accusation that he had voted for
himself, he announced that if the
person who had voted for him would
come forward and make an affidavit
to the fact; he would reward him
with good suit of clothes. A few
days afterwards a burly Dutchman
called on Mr.. Greene, and abruptly
remarked:
II wants dot suit of close"
"Ah Y said Mr.. Greene, then you
are the man who voted for me 2"
"Yah I'm dot man."
"Are you willing to make an afi-
davit of it?"
yah. [ swear to 'em."
Mr.. Greene, accompanied by the
intelligent voter, went to the Office
of the justice Of the peace, and the
required affidavit was made; after
which the clothes were purchased
and given to deponent.
! At parting, Mr.. Greene said:
Now, my friend, just answer me
one question. How came you to
vote for me ?"
"You wants to know dot"
Eyes"
And won't 60 back on der close?"
"No.'
well" said he slowly. and with a
sly twinkle Of his eye, "dcn | tole
you-I makes a mistake in der
ticketp ...
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17
Slaves i'm 'E:anEier.

Slaves of every description crowd
and quarrel as they fill their quaint
earihern jars at ,one of the broken.
down fountains from which the
whole town is supplied, or go about
the streets CARRYING goatskins, from
which they offer water to thirsty
passers at so much a drink. AS
their shrill voices proclaim the fresh
ness and GOODNESS of their stock one
realizes that he has before him an
Oriental custom which gives new
meaning to Isaiah, iii. l., where the
prophet calls out, as though hawk
ing the water of life;;" "Ho, every
one that thirsteth, come ye to the
waters, come buy y \ = without
money and without price," These
slaves form considerable part of
the population of Tangier. They
are mostly of the deep black Guinea
negro type, brought from across the
Desert Of Sahara, though sometimes
uutOrtunatCS vi. other races are KID
mapped and sold into slavery. Pub
lie auctions are frequently held in
the main street of the bazaars, at
which children can be purchased for
from twelve to twenty dollars, while
full grown men and women are cold
at prices ranging from fifty to one
hundred dollars. Masters have alb
solute power over their slaves, even
that of life and death. and in case OF
sale transfer them by means of a
deed, just as we transfer a farm. Un-
der the circumstances, 1t is a little
difficult to say whether they are real
estate or personal property. L.
AIling, in Cosmopolitan.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17

The results of the survey and last
census of India are that the area Of
the peninsula of Hindostan is | ,3S2,'
624 square miles, and the popuIa-
ton 253,s9l,s2l. Although i'm,
mcnse tracks of country arc annually
cultivated, according to the most re-
cent survey ten million acres Of land
suitable for cultivation have not yet
been plowcd. At the same time,
l2O millions of acres are returned
as waste land.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17

Mr.. Claus Spreckels, the great
sugar rc6ncr. is reported to be con-
templating the experiment OF grow
ing beet root sugar in this country
in one of the Central Western
States. 1t is claimed that the eli
mate is similar to that in Germany
aod \ astria, where beet root cn!tlva-
ton ia a most important industry
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17

The Council of Eighteen now
governing Hawaii is composed OF
several leading merchants and a
number of American aud English
alventurcrs. 1t is said to he more
dominecrins than kalakaua ever
dared to be. and it's rnie is likely 10
lead to further troubles.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17

At the congress of TIE Woman's
Suffrage Association which is being
held at Manchester, England, it was
resolved to reintroduce the woman's
franchise bill at the coming session
Of Parliament.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17

Grand total. .... $S2, ,46l ,224, s.
The Picayune has heretofore
urged the Importance of assisting by
a liberal federal appropriation to
open bayou Plaquemine, the rich and
productive region, and it will not
fail to do so until the matter is fully
recognized by congress.-Picayune.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17
.nyERTISING RATES:

transient advertisements. sl.oo per
III, f,st insertion. Each subsequent IN
T,,a"", T,,,naununciuc candidates for Office, $1,000
..aanomrc' a,,,.o Ward offices, $500 in advance.
I'm. na,th and marriage notices. when not
srsrsx lines. published free obltnarleS;;
rssolutions Of respect. etc, Will be charged
for at regular advertising rates. . "a
.,;as;h,e viii be charged double price.
No notice taken of anonymous commit
n;sations. In all cases We reQu,rg the
xriter's name and address, not necessarily
ar mhlication. hut as a guarantee OF
n"od 10, faith. W. will undertake to preserve
sr return rejected manuscripts. In no way
viii we be responsible for the views and
oninions of our correspondents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17
Western Louisiana and Bayou
Plagueinine.

Captain E. T. King, who was ap-
pointed by the police jury Of the
parish of St. Mary to make a statIs-
tical report Of the commerce of the
Tcche country with respect to its
claims upon better means OF com
munication for water transportation,
has concluded his labors. He says:
[ find that the commerce of the
Teche amounts to Sl4,5S5,724 IS.
TO this have added an estimated
commerce Of the Opelousas country
Of S7,250.O00, making a total com
merce Of s2l, ,sS5.724 IS for the year
1887, as against SI7,3S0,69S for
1886.
This large and important trade
is chiefly from the rich sugar region
of the southwestern portion of the
State, which by means of the extra
ordinary and invaluable internal
system of water communication,
could enjoy all the benefits of the
cheapest transportation but for the
obstructions which often amount to
complete blockade for steamboats,
at the mouth of Red river through
which this commerce must now find
its outlet into the Mississippi river.
| On account of these difficulties there
is general agreement by engineers
and steamboatmen that the evil can
be remedied by the opening OF bayou
Plaquemlne from the Mississippi
into the great internal waterways OF
Louisiana. Captain King urges this
in the following
ITO show you the amount of com
merce that is directly interested III
the opening and locking Of the bayou
Plaquemine and the Improvement OF
that navigation, I have added an
estimated commerce Of Red, Ouach
ita and Tensas rivers, with their
tributaries, making a commerce o.
at least sS0.0O00O0 annually, thai
is directly Or indirectly interested ii
this measure.
10 the Attakapas and Opelousas
people it will give them short. safe
and much more expeditions route tt
the Mississippi river and New Or
leans at all seasons of the year thar
the present long, tedious and uncer
tain route through the Atchafalay;
and Old rivers, saving a distance o
near 200 miles to the former ant
over 100 miles to the latter or cacl
trip.
10 the people Of western Loui:
lana and parts of Texas and Arkau
sas it will give a certain, safe am
reliable communication with tn
Mississippi river, New Orleans an
the north and west at low water.
: Mr.. Kings report closes with th
following statistical statement in dt
tail of the trade of the region whc
would be directly benefited b
, opening Bayou Plaquemlne
/. Teche parishes
j St, Marv.............$7, 1897 ,934 3
loeild ..-....5'. i'co
. St. Martin. 2.6S6, 102 !
8 st. Landry, etc. ',zoo,ooo
' Total trade of Attakapas
q and Opelousas. >. ST. 500, IA
: Trade of Red River,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-17

Entered at the Post Office, Abbevllle. La.
AZ second class matter.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1887-07-06
sidterheit rpr Sy3nlnrin.

Die riiftisfe @efunbbeit uno Der fdrthe
aOrper iinb nidt iider Dor elmer irantbeit, nit
oeren steiinen Die Cuff, bic mir sinatbmen, uno
6as 8aiier, Oas mir trinfen, seiApansert liub.
0aS rid1tise gorbsuouussmtttel. Der iiderfe
S6nb 1T ben a0rFer NIT elmer Wlebisin au
trditiaen, tucIde fpecifiide Gisenfdaftem ala
etn S9nb. uno Seilmittel beiibt. Soitet.
ter's Wasenbitters 1T cine Iol6e Ara.
nei nie burd iiberseusenoe 9roben beiuieien
porben lit. 9iefe unbersIeidli9e, populare
unb beroienftli6e Meoi,in bat ni@t nur auf
oieiem Continent, tpo imner aud bic Miasmen
bas malarif@e @ift erseueen mogen, lonoeru in
ben 1rOpen, no bas g8edielfieber feline boa
artisiten Sormeu annimmt, feline @irfIamleit
felt einem orittel Sabrbunbsrt betpieien Sfaltes
sieber fopobl pie bili0ies Giebsr ipeiden bor
ieinem GtnauHe unb perben oard baiIelbe ber.
bhtet. Sin Gebli9lasen sebort gu ben llnmoa.
li9ieiten, wenn biele unberslei9ltde Webi,in
in 8etra9t fOmnlt. sic ftdrtt ben sf6rper, rsat
bic Seber an penn iie trase mirb unb forbert
cine sefunbe S6atisfeit ber Niereu unb bsr
8lafe.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1887-07-06
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5meifeln. Mber In biefer Bef1eibung
in bieiem 8erbarren auf benz enget
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man ibr babies 2eben losl Sd Iiebe
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fleine 6aus, bas mir bic WeIt NOR
id5 CLAUDE, i1 tparbe iterben, wenn id
es berlahen mhBte.
grneIfine b6rte ibm iinnenb au. Nun
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tuenigfens bas Material, nm feline 9tus
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tperben es einit fiibIen, tuel9es Slid
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man ben Mbfanb niGt nlebr 10. s}m
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